A patient with glomerulonephritis develops hematuria, oliguria, nausea, vomiting and malaise. Which underlying pathophysiologic mechanism best explains these symptoms?
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Correct answer: Immune complex deposition causing inflammation and reduced GFR
In glomerulonephritis, immune complex deposition causes inflammation of glomeruli, decreasing GFR, generating oliguria and uremic symptoms.
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